I DO NOT OWN KUNG FU PANDA. JUST THE PLOT AND OC'S MENTIONED LATER IN THE STORY.
Hello and welcome to the sequel of: A Haunting past, A promising future. This story takes place eighteen years after Kage becomes emperor of China. I will say this will probably not be as long as the last story but it will have meaning. But seeing my previous story had hardly any comedy, I decided to add some good laughs for you to enjoy the story better. Hope you like, ENJOY.
Proudly, a white tiger smiled, watching the activity around him as he walked it's very streets. For as he walked, he was greeted with bows and praise and begs for him to teach them his ways. Many believed he was a celestial being, for his fur was white and his eyes were a calm deep blue. When in reality, he was born a slave, and suffered great pain. He was their emperor but he was also their caring friend, for he left no one to suffer like he did.
He was Kage, emperor of China and a proud father of seven children. His mate was no other then the legendary warrior, Master Tigress, who was soon going to be visiting the city. Hearing of her soon arrival, he made his way to the great walls that stood to defend this heavenly city.
The great walls of China's capital, Jade city, stood strong for all to see. For many now wished to move there, in hope of meeting the emperor, as he would occasionally walk it's streets. He looked upon the walls, remembering all those years back, when he first arrived. As he approached the gates, the rhinos that stood guard came to attention and smiled as he greeted them.
" At ease gentlemen, may I speak with Tai, please?" Kage asked, relieving the men to do their job.
" Of course, your majesty." Tai said, smiling as he approached Kage.
" It's good to see you, Tai, how goes your time at the gates?" Kage asked, knowing the answer.
" It's good to see you too and as always, your highness, no problems whatsoever."
" Good...Good, if you don't mind, I'll be waiting here for Tigress and my daughters." Kage smiled
" Oh! Master Tigress is visiting?" Tai asked
" Yes..She wishes to see how the boys are doing back at the palace." Kage explained
" You mean those rascals, you call sons?" Tai laughed, knowing all to well who the three boys were.
" Yes, but remember Tai, Kaze is the reasonable one. The other two are the trouble makers." Kage smiled, laughing with Tai.
" Ah yes, Kaze, How is he by the way?"
" He's doing magnificent but like his mother, he's as stubborn as ever in keeping up with training." Kage sighed, shaking his head.
" Hahaha...yes, I remember the time you told me he broke his wrist." Tai smirked " Didn't notice until three weeks later. he is a trooper I'll tell you that, just like he's old man."
" Yes... Yes, he is." Kage beamed proudly.
" Oh and your majesty?" Tai smirked
" Yes?"
" You may want to duck."
" What?" Kage asked, raising an eyebrow
" Daddy!" four voices cried out.
Turning around, Kage was tackled to the ground, by his daughters. Tigress laughed, as Kage was struggling to hug the girls one at a time.
" Okay...owww, you can get off now." Kage said, gasping for air. " My goodness, you all have grown bigger."
" Are you calling us fat?" Kya asked, placing her hands on her hips
" What? No!... I mean as in, you've grown beautifully." Kage said, smiling nervously.
" What about us?" Nami frowned, crossing her arms.
" You know I mean you three as well...jeez, give your old man a break." Kage groaned
" You know were just teasing, father." said the younger white tiger.
" I know, *Zahara, but what I'm saying is a fact; that all of you are beautiful." Kage smiled
*(a/n: Zahara mean shining.)
" Are you trying to suck up for call in us fat, earlier?" the younger orange tiger, asked.
" *Kaya" Kage sighed " I thought I made myself clear I didn't mean to call any of you fat.
*(a/n: Kaya means the one with a beautiful body.)
" Relax, Kage" Tigress giggled, kissing him on the lips. " They know you mean well, you need to loosen up."
" I need to loosen up?" Kage smirked, looking at Tigress " As I recall your the 'tight' one."
" Kage!" Tigress sneered, hitting Kage lightly " Not in front of the kids."
" Look who's uptight now." Kage teased
" Father, where's Kaze, Zutan, and Kaito ?" Kaya asked, looking around.
" They're back at the palace with the other students, training." Kage explained, pointing back to the royal palace walls.
" Mother, can we go ahead and go see them?" Zahara asked
" Yes, but I better not find you getting into any fights." Tigress replied, giving them the ' you better listen' look.
" Yes, mother" Zahara bowed, then tagging Kaya and taking off she yelled, " Your it!"
" Oh no, you don't!" Kaya yelled back.
Kage laughed, as the two took off leaving him with his eldest daughters and Tigress.
" Come on, I'll tell Kun to begin making dinner for the family." Kage said, leading the three down the road.
" We may want to wait." Nami smiled
" Why?" Kage asked, turning around.
" Because uncle Slavik and aunt Viper are coming with their kids." Kya smiled, pointing to the road
" Speak of the devil, I can see them coming right now!" Jiao added, pointing down the road.
Kage looking further down the road could see Slavik and Viper. On both sides of them, were their eight children, all various sizes and heights. Slavik like always had his spikes at the back of his head, but they grew another three inches in length. While his body grew little, his fangs protruded over his lower lips by two inches.
His eldest son, at the age of eighteen, Zoten, like his father was long in length. Zoten had light and dark brown scales, but had no fangs, horns or venom like Viper. His eldest daughter, at the age seventeen, Suki, much like Viper had green scales. But had small horns at the back of her head like Slavik.
The second son, Saktoo, at the age of sixteen was just like Slavik. For he had horns, fangs and brown scales. While his five other daughters, which were all sixteen, Yuten, *Kai, Tizu, *Mizu, and Yizu were like Viper. For none of them had horns, fangs or venom but had different shades of green scales.
*(a/n: Kai means ocean, Mizu means water.)
As Slavik saw Kage, and Kage saw Slavik, the two collided with each other. In their old way of greeting the other, by bashing their heads against each other and staring each other down. As the two held the position, while growling and hissing at each other. The two soon broke apart and laughed, making the females shake their heads, while Slavik's sons came to greet Kage.
" Uncle Kage, its great to see you again." Saktoo smiled, wrapping around Kage's waist in a hug. While
Zoten stayed facing Kage, smiling
" It's good to see you too." Kage replied, patting Saktoo's head, as he slithered off him.
Looking at Zoten, Kage noticed he was giving him a excited look. Knowing exactly what he wanted, he pointed to the palace.
" Kaze's training with his brothers, but should be finishing soon." Kage smiled
" Thank you, Uncle Kage." Zoten bowed, taking off to the palace.
" *sigh *...Kaze and Zoten are just like us...inseparable." Slavik chuckled, seeing his eldest take off.
" Yes, they are" Viper smiled, slithering beside Slavik " It's good to see you, Kage, Girls come say hello."
" Hello uncle Kage." the girls bowed, in unison
" It's good to see you again and please don't bow, we're family." Kage smiled, seeing the five smile back.
" It's about time you two showed up." Tigress grinned, coming behind Kage.
" So did you catch Kaya and Zahara?" Slavik asked, smirking.
" More like got tackled by them." Kage groaned, pointing at Nami, Kya, Jiao, who smiled as if innocent.
" Don't tell me your getting old." Viper teased, making Kage sigh
" Maybe...just maybe."
" Well anyway let's had to the palace, I'm starving." Slavik said, slithering off " Come on, Saktoo"
" Yes, father." Saktoo replied slithering beside his father.
" Ladies, you too, we have to make ourselves presentable." Viper called
" Yes, mother" the girls replied, catching up.
" Well then lets be off" Kage smiled, guiding everyone back to the palace.
With Kaze, Kaito and Zutan
Kaze, at age eighteen, stood as he watched his two young brothers, Kaito and Zutan, preform their forms. Kaze grew up to be much like his father, he was calm, attentive, intelligent and an all round warrior. But there was one thing Kaze had from his mother, stubbornness and lots of it. For Kaze wanted to surpass his father and become a master of tiger style Kung Fu like his mother. His training brought him to a point he was given the title ' Silver wind spirit'. For he was almost as fast as Kage and could preform even deadlier attacks then Tigress.
Zutan and Kaito were twins when they were born and a handful of trouble too. Zutan had Kage's pelt, but had ember eye's and stubbornness to match Kaze. While Kaito had both Tigress's pelt and her eye's but was the intelligent but mischievous one. Together they were known to even give Kage a workout to try and catch both of them.
As Kaze continued to watch, he called out as Zutan was preforming his form wrong.
" Zutan, make sure your lower foot pivots, not your entire leg." Kaze called, as Zutan preformed a roundhouse kick.
" Okay Kaze." Zutan replied, correcting his form.
" Kaito, make sure you kick goes above your head." Kaze called
" Yes, brother" Kaito replied, kicking harder and higher.
" Those two will be great in a few years." Kaze smiled, as he watched his brothers.
Kaze looked over to his left and saw Zoten approaching, smirking. Kaze returned the smirk and approached Zoten even so slowly. As the two stopped, Zutan and Kaito stopped their forms to see the two stare each other down. The twins smiled, knowing these two would break out to spar and see who improved. Just as they moved off the field, students in the field training caught sight of Kaze and Zoten. Everyone knew there would be a fight, so the students began gathering around the two, forming a huge circle.
" So have you improved?" Kaze smiled
" You know I have, I've been preparing my forms just for you." Zoten smirked, coiling his body close to himself.
" Really? Well I was doing just the same...So how long do you think it'll take for the rest of your family to get here?"
" Ten minutes."
" Well then I guess we have five to fight and five to fix each other up, when they do get here."
" Then by all means, Kaze, start the fight."
" Ladies, first" Kaze smugly scoffed, making some students gasp.
" Pussycat too scare of the snake?" Zoten mocked
" Snake to scared of the Silver wind spirit?" Kaze mocked back, smiling that only he had a title.
" Okay...Okay, lets just fight or will waste our time." Zoten chuckled
" Yeah...let's do this."
Both taking off at each other at incredible speed, the students watched as the two collided. But the field soon gasped as the two were caught by their parents. Kage held Zoten's tail and tangled him around his leg, While Slavik wrapped his entire body around Kaze, immobilizing him.
" Arrgghh" the two groaned, seeing their father's intervene.
" I told you they would fight the minute, they saw each other." Kage smirked, as he let Zoten go.
" Not even seven minutes here and your both trying to find out who's better." Slavik sighed, letting Kaze go.
" Come on dad" Kaze groaned " You two know, we do it for training purposes."
" Yes, but there are students here and you are attracting unwanted attention from the supervisors." Kage growled, looking as supervisors were approaching to bring the students back to their classes.
" Not to mention, your setting a bad example for both Zutan and Kaito." Slavik added, looking at Zoten. " Now go meet with everyone in the dining room, their waiting for us."
" Yes, father" Zoten groaned, slithering away with Kaze.
" That includes you two as well." Kage growled, seeing Kaito and Zutan trying to sneak away.
" Awww" the twins groaned, as Kage watched them walk to the dining hall.
As Kage and Slavik watched their sons enter the halls and close the doors. The two looked at each other and smiled, seeing the resemblance of how they used to be.
" You know...we still have five minutes." Slavik smiling, as he looked down.
" Slavik" Kage warned, looking at Slavik " We have to set an example... plus there's students here."
" Fine" Slavik groaned, heading back
As Kage shook his head, he playfully slapped the back of Slavik's head and took off, laughing.
" Oh, you son of bitch!" Slavik yelled, chasing Kage into the palace.
Back with Tigress, Viper, with the kids
" They are taking awhile." Viper said, growing worried
" Well you know Kaze and Zoten, they probably are beating each other to a pulp." Kya scoffed, growing impatient.
" Well hopefully, Kage and Slavik intervene unlike last time, where they joined in." Tigress groaned, remembering to have to see Kage and Kaze bleeding but chuckling like idiots.
As all the women nodded agreeing, they heard yelling coming from the corridors. Tigress cautiously getting up, jumped as the door's flew open. To see all the guy's wrestling and chasing each other, all the while jumping over the girls and startling them. The guy's laughed as they playfully tackle and hit each other.
" I got you, Zoten." Kaze yelled, as he dodged Kaito from tackling him.
" Not for long." Zoten yelled back, but was soon pinned by Zutan.
" None of you can be me." Zutan smiled, but was soon tackled by his twin, Kaito.
" I'm still better." Kaito declared, but was knocked over by Slavik who was tackled by Kage.
" You've improved you speed Slavik to defend against my 'knee hacker' slash." Kage grinned, while rolling to pin Slavik.
" Well then try this." Slavik yelled, slamming his tail down and throwing Kage across the room.
Kage hit the wall on all fours and reengaged by launching back. Tackling, Slavik and taking all the boys with him, to soon pin them down. Standing on the mangled pile of struggling bodies, Kage smirked at his victory. But looking over to Tigress and Viper, he saw them fuming and raised an eyebrow.
" What?" Kage asked
Five painful minutes later
" Oww...take it eas-..Oww" Kaze groaned, as Nami place a wrap on his arm.
" Tigress..I think yo-..ow ow ow OW!" Kage whined, as Tigress twisted his already broken wrist.
" So, how did you boys enjoy the wrestling?" Slavik smirked, regardless of his injuries from Viper.
" AWESOME!" they yelled in unison, then receiving a hit to the head by the girls. " OWWW!"
The girls all shook their heads, as they finished patching up the guys. As everyone settled into their chairs, Kaze and Zoten still continued to chuckle earning a glare from Tigress and Viper. Stilling their tongues, the food was soon brought out and everyone began digging in. As the food filled their stomachs, they all began to talk of their previous trainings and past events they partook of. But as the night became evident, Kage ordered everyone to their rooms.
As the children groaned and left, Kaze grabbed Kage's wrist. Kage looking at his son and saw he wanted to ask something. Seeing Tigress busy with the girls and the twins, he guided Kaze to a private room.
" I know that face anywhere." Kage said, closing the door. " What's on your mind, Kaze?"
" Me and Zoten want to got meditate, if that's alright with you." Kaze replied
" I thought we made it clear, no fighting." Kage growled
" I'm serious, dad, me and Zoten need to meditate."
" * sigh *...fine, but don't get caught or you'll get it fully from your mother." Kage groaned
" Thanks, dad" Kaze smiled, quickly hugging him good night.
As Kaze and Kage left the room, Kaze took off to meet Zoten at the meditation hills.
At the meditation hills with Zoten and Kaze
The two sat in their usual spot, meditating, clearing their minds and freeing them of stress. Until Zoten opened his eyes and looked at Kaze. Kaze sensing Zoten wanted to talk, he opened his eyes to look at him.
" What?" Kaze asked
" Kaze, have you ever wondered where your dad grew up?" Zoten asked, throwing Kaze off.
" Well...yeah but I guess it never crossed my mind as important." Kaze replied " Why?"
" Well...a few days ago, I decided to ask my dad where he grew up." Zoten explained " The look on his face was... different...he looked scared."
" Scared?" Kaze repeated, surprised
" Yeah...like he was afraid to tell me or scared to try and remember."
" So?"
" Well... I did some research and I found out. My dad is the first python to report having horns on his head. I also found out your dad was the first tiger seen with white fur and not orange like your mom."
" How did you find out?"
" Uh...it's called a library, Kaze" Zoten replied sarcastically.
" What else did you find?" Kaze asked, growing curious, while turning to face Zoten.
" I also found out that your dad expanded the world map by six thousand miles and informed us of several villages and tribes in those areas. I checked things out and I found a clue that links our dad's to these locations."
" And that clue is?"
" Sightings of white tigers and snakes like my dad. Are higher in these villages, then in China where we are the only ones."
So your saying, our dad's came from these 'villages'?"
" Where else could they have come from? I say we go on a little trip and find out." Zoten smiled
" Wait...How do expect to get there?"
" I made a make shift map of several routes to these locations and also what to expect. I'll say one thing, if we can convince our dad's to let us go on a month long vacation. We could get there in a week, spend a week there, and take a week to get back. It could give us information about our origin and culture." Zoten smiling at his plan.
" I like it" Kaze nodded " I like it a lot, I mean we never took any time for vacations."
" Exactly, I knew you would agree. Now we just need to ask them."
" Well, what are we waiting for?" Kaze smiled, standing up " Let's go, before they go to bed, you get your dad and I'll get mine."
Nodding to each other, the pair took off to get their fathers.
With Kaze, Kage, Slavik and Zoten after retrieving them
" * yawn *... this better be important." Kage groaned, who was just falling asleep.
" Okay...listen, me and Zoten were wondering if maybe we could take a vacation." Kaze said, starting the sudden meeting.
" How * yawn * long would it be?" Slavik grumbled.
" A month" Zoten answered
" Sure" Kage replied, as if not a problem.
" Wait... Really? No...extra training?...No lecture of how dangerous it could be?" Kaze asked, surprised by their father's acceptance of their idea.
" Nope, you two are young adults and have been training very hard. You two deserve some time off for all you've done." Slavik smiled, slithering off.
" He's right, now if you'll excuse us. Someone has to be up early for a meeting tomorrow." Kage groaned, walking back inside.
The two stood, completely surprised by the acceptance of the vacation.
" I thought that would be hard, but I guess not." Zoten smiled, turning around.
" Yeah, so whats the plan?" Kaze asked, turning to follow Zoten.
" Well we're going to need weapons, so I'll be packing my tail spear head." Zoten explained " You should go get some throwing daggers and a primary weapon. Since we'll be gone for sometime, we're also going to need gold for future purchases."
" Not a problem, I've been saving gold since I became a trainer for the academy students." Kaze smiled
" Yeah and also got payed for all those ' private lessons' with your fan girls." Zoten smirked, teasing Kaze as he blushed.
" Hey, it was good money and they were just to blind to see I don't like them. Besides if I wanted a girlfriend, I would choose someone that likes me for who I am, not for what I'm capable of." Kaze snapped back, as Zoten snickered.
" Yeah...sure, anyway we got till tomorrow, right?"
" Right."
Well there it is Chapter 1 of the sequel, Hope you liked it. Kage and Zoten got away with the vacation idea, now they need to get the equipment and leave right? what about Tigress and Viper? What will react? Find out in Chapter 2!